tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4189869523419831793..comments2016-12-09T10:15:23.686-05:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Amateur detective in 1967's Clue in Crossword Cipher / TUE 5-14-13 / 1983 Duran Duran hit / Abnormal part of Voldemort's visage Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54452543258388083832013-06-22T01:47:17.423-04:002013-06-22T01:47:17.423-04:00Nice sharing, keep it up.My blog: http://topdailyp...Nice sharing, keep it up.<br>My blog: <a href="http://topdailyporndownload.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://topdailyporndownload.blogspot.com/</a>Kara Jouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415040534216437308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87669327924780853852013-06-18T18:42:12.992-04:002013-06-18T18:42:12.992-04:00Alternative theme: BASEBALL including BASEMEN, Mic...Alternative theme: BASEBALL including BASEMEN, Mickey MANTLE, the ARIZONA (NEIL)DIAMONDbacks, fans doing THEWAVE and The NATURAL.<br /><br />Not familiar with ACELA but no problem from its crosses.<br /><br />Memorized the Apostles&#39; Creed in my misspent Anglican youth - still can spew it verbatim - but not so much the NICENE Creed which always seemed a not-so-nice version, much tougher to learn.<br /><br />Ich liebe dieses Puzzle von John Lieb. Danke.<br /><br /> Waxy in Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20291148307513640442013-06-18T17:45:52.746-04:002013-06-18T17:45:52.746-04:00I didn&#39;t know Roberto Duran fought in RIO. I g...I didn&#39;t know Roberto Duran fought in RIO. I guess when you were hit by him you saw double.<br /><br />@Rain Forest, be nice. (But I did laugh.)<br /><br />Maybe John Lieb is from New Dehli?? Nice Debut!<br /><br />Capcha: Elec rybabind. I didn&#39;t even know she was running for office.Solving in Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14537530039245626832013-06-18T17:01:40.636-04:002013-06-18T17:01:40.636-04:00Pretty well what everybody said (easy, cute theme,...Pretty well what everybody said (easy, cute theme, no bad fill), except Acme&#39;s book pary, for which the instrument to measure my indifference has not yet been invented.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77028771429860026392013-06-18T16:56:13.978-04:002013-06-18T16:56:13.978-04:00I enjoyed the puzzle. The 12 D clue was phrased a ...I enjoyed the puzzle. The 12 D clue was phrased a little strangely, true. But it was easy enough to figure out the idea - three N.D. names, all &quot;dropping&quot; down, and then NAME DROPPER to point out those two points.<br /><br />Interesting theme entries, lots of good fill, fun to solve. Well, that makes it a good puzzle in my book. I think someone said it was a debut, too. Kudos to John Lieb!<br /><br />@spacecraft, good eye! (noticing RIO/BRAZIL in the same puzzle)Syndi Solvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15452966639774588552013-06-18T14:16:08.911-04:002013-06-18T14:16:08.911-04:00A fun romp. Enjoyed the &quot;dropped names&quot;...A fun romp. Enjoyed the &quot;dropped names&quot;!DMGrandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37121996136600810752013-06-18T12:44:40.846-04:002013-06-18T12:44:40.846-04:00Not much to say that hasn&#39;t been said. Quick,...Not much to say that hasn&#39;t been said. Quick, Fun, Puzzle. Only write over was a 1-A when I started to throw in lASvegas. Don&#39;t like the tan line clue, but that&#39;s me.<br /><br />@David from CA - Hilarious! Now to look up the entire skit.<br /><br />Gingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73251131620423947902013-06-18T10:33:45.253-04:002013-06-18T10:33:45.253-04:00@3333/afa: ^5 for a fellow Phillie fan! [I&#39;ll ...@3333/afa: ^5 for a fellow Phillie fan! [I&#39;ll pass on THEWAVE]<br /><br />In the Nobody Noticed Dep&#39;t.:<br />1) RIO/BRAZIL<br />2) UMA gets the hat trick!!!<br /><br />Nice and easy--isn&#39;t there a song like that?--in fact, easier than Monday by a lot. Liked the twin Z&#39;s in the south. Kept looking around for Notre Dame; how can you have a ND theme without the Fighting Irish? Only non-Tuesday fare=SANAA, but crosses settle the issue. It gets a bit wifty at those strings of 3-letter fillers in the NW and SE, but overall not bad, with some zippy sevens. Good job.<br /><br />spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64169173154254172072013-05-22T15:37:27.250-04:002013-05-22T15:37:27.250-04:00Haven&#39;t commented in a while - am way out sync...Haven&#39;t commented in a while - am way out sync on doing puzzle day by day. I had to check in and see as this was the easiest NYT puzzle that I&#39;ve ever done. Seems I was right.<br /><br />Theme was very straightforward, though, names going <br />D<br /><br />O<br /><br />W<br /><br />N<br /><br />W<br /><br />A<br /><br />R<br /><br />Dthe redanmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36013403929925629562013-05-15T17:38:08.154-04:002013-05-15T17:38:08.154-04:00@Milford and @Napoleonic: I forgot one of my favor...@Milford and @Napoleonic: I forgot one of my favorites:<br /><br />&quot;Gimme your Tots, Napoleon!&quot;JenCThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18290169184354765840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66184024826703272462013-05-15T13:21:32.132-04:002013-05-15T13:21:32.132-04:00Can someone solve another kind of puzzle for me? ...Can someone solve another kind of puzzle for me? I use the NYT crossword app for the iPad. The calendar shows which puzzles have been downloaded by shading the day in blue and then a circle appears indicating the degree of completion. I.e., a full dark blue circle means the puzzle is finished while a half dark blue circle indicates the puzzle is half done. Now here is the mystery: Every once in a while the dark blue circles will be linked with a dark blue bar spanning two or more days. What the heck is that about??? <br /><br />Jill s.Jill S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58212138206452206652013-05-15T01:46:54.328-04:002013-05-15T01:46:54.328-04:00This week&#39;s relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week&#39;s relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation and my 10/15/2012 post for an explanation of a tweak I&#39;ve made to my method. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week&#39;s median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week&#39;s median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 7:07, 6:14, 1.14, 94%, Challenging<br />Tue 6:14, 8:09, 0.76, 1%, Easy (2nd lowest ratio of 180 Tuesdays)<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:55, 3:46, 1.04, 71%, Medium-Challenging<br />Tue 3:48, 4:47, 0.79, 2%, Easy (3rd lowest ratio of 180 Tuesdays)sanfranman59http://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78978358862157981402013-05-14T23:02:23.645-04:002013-05-14T23:02:23.645-04:00Looking good!Looking good!Kerry Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02047604189696350403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89437582440511590772013-05-14T19:34:55.573-04:002013-05-14T19:34:55.573-04:00There are two types of Easy puzzles: ones with lot...There are two types of Easy puzzles: ones with lots of well-known crosswordese and those with just commonly known words.<br /><br />Thank God it was the latter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51303939503428991612013-05-14T19:31:39.817-04:002013-05-14T19:31:39.817-04:00@acme - 1986? I don&#39;t want to be held accounta...@acme - 1986? I don&#39;t want to be held accountable for last month, let alone something from 25+ years ago. Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70352148777195716782013-05-14T19:03:29.578-04:002013-05-14T19:03:29.578-04:00@Lewis
Rethink a bit. He made a puzzle where name...@Lewis<br />Rethink a bit. He made a puzzle where names drop down...but it could have been ANY names...<br />so he made one where the names shared the same initials with name dropper...I think that definitely elevates it to a nice theme...<br />And the Nancy Drew crossword tie in is an extra layer of sweetness.<br /><br />@Martin Luther, @pmdm<br />Thank g-d for you! That was NICE(ne).<br /><br />@JerryK <br />apology accepted, my posts can be a little tough to follow unless you are used to the way I speak/write.<br />:)<br />I will add &quot;klutzy pseudo intellectual&quot; to my resume.<br /><br />@sandyk<br />ill-will stemming from being the only two women out of 40 comics in the SF Comedy Competition (circa 1986?) She was phony and just this side of vicious :( But if she is willing to plug our book...<br />all is forgiven!acmenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87351794379742184622013-05-14T17:31:41.406-04:002013-05-14T17:31:41.406-04:00@David...Thanks...I remember that at the time, but...@David...Thanks...I remember that at the time, but had forgotten about it.<br />Funny on several levels.Titahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59235780995319267452013-05-14T16:26:02.830-04:002013-05-14T16:26:02.830-04:00Thanks for the info, Mohair Sam. I had assumed th...Thanks for the info, Mohair Sam. I had assumed that Duran Duran, like Santana, was a person, not a group. Wrong, wrong! OISKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61013405007509946082013-05-14T16:22:25.320-04:002013-05-14T16:22:25.320-04:00Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 8/1/2...Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation of my method and my 10/15/2012 post for an explanation of a tweak to my method):<br /><br />All solvers (median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Tue 6:11, 8:09, 0.76, 1%, Easy<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Tue 3:53, 4:47, 0.81, 2%, Easy<br /><br />At the moment, these ratios are the 2nd and 3rd lowest of the 180 Tuesdays in my spreadsheet for the two groups of solvers. These numbers would be right at home on Monday.sanfranman59http://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55012895182106685112013-05-14T16:16:05.188-04:002013-05-14T16:16:05.188-04:00Fastest Tuesday ever - so loved that - 7:37. Nic...Fastest Tuesday ever - so loved that - 7:37. Nice streak of clean puzzles lately without obscure stuff. John in Phillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82633218698120257472013-05-14T16:05:25.936-04:002013-05-14T16:05:25.936-04:00@David that was great@David that was greatchefbeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47932928467883376312013-05-14T16:02:21.323-04:002013-05-14T16:02:21.323-04:0063D: Where&#39;s the dot!? Alternative to &quot;.c...63D: Where&#39;s the dot!? Alternative to &quot;.com&quot; is &quot;.org&quot;.<br />Great fun puzzle despite that.<br /><br />(We take you now to the Oval Office, ca 2003.)<br />George: Condi! Nice to see you. What&#39;s happening?<br />Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.<br />George: Great. Lay it on me.<br />Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.<br />George: That&#39;s what I want to know.<br />Condi: That&#39;s what I&#39;m telling you.<br />George: That&#39;s what I&#39;m asking you. Who is the new leader of China?<br />Condi: Yes.<br />George: I mean the fellow&#39;s name.<br />Condi: Hu.<br />... full skit @ http://www.ma.huji.ac.il/hart/humor/hu.html<br />David from CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84702918563402803402013-05-14T14:07:58.804-04:002013-05-14T14:07:58.804-04:00Basemen are in the field ( defense). Base runners ...Basemen are in the field ( defense). Base runners are on offense- the team at bat. Baseball 101. Charleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61114600564484594252013-05-14T13:47:22.295-04:002013-05-14T13:47:22.295-04:00TAN LINE is the queue of folks waiting behind me f...TAN LINE is the queue of folks waiting behind me for their turn in the tanning bed.<br /><br />Don&#39;t forget to look for me in a soon to be released adult movie - I make a cameo.Tanning Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71985541277724128552013-05-14T13:47:19.214-04:002013-05-14T13:47:19.214-04:00Any time I&#39;m able to march steadily through a ...Any time I&#39;m able to march steadily through a puzzle without erasures or Google help, it must be very easy. Small delay at cross of CSA and CYSTS , but otherwise no challenge whatsoever. A semi-refreshing change.LaneBnoreply@blogger.com